omnibus.
A bus (vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads).
Meaning & usage
A bus (vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads).
An anthology of previously released material linked together by theme or author, especially in book form.
This work is an omnibus containing all books in the Remembrance of Earth’s Past series.
A broadcast programme consisting of all of the episodes of a serial that have been shown in the previous week.
The omnibus edition of The Archers is broadcast every Sunday morning at 11:00.
A stamp issue, usually commemorative, that appears simultaneously in several countries as a joint issue.
An assistant waiter.
an omnibus box.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-der. Proto-Italic *opnis Latin omnis Latin omnibuslbor. French omnibusbor. English omnibus Borrowed from French (voiture) omnibus (“(carriage) for all”), from Latin omnibus (“for all”), dative plural of omnis (“all”).
Containing multiple items.
The legislature enacted an omnibus appropriations bill.
Of a transportation service, calling at every station, as opposed to express; local.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-der. Proto-Italic *opnis Latin omnis Latin omnibuslbor. French omnibusbor. English omnibus Borrowed from French (voiture) omnibus (“(carriage) for all”), from Latin omnibus (“for all”), dative plural of omnis (“all”).
To combine (legislative bills, etc.) into a single package.
To drive an omnibus.
To travel or be transported by omnibus.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-der. Proto-Italic *opnis Latin omnis Latin omnibuslbor. French omnibusbor. English omnibus Borrowed from French (voiture) omnibus (“(carriage) for all”), from Latin omnibus (“for all”), dative plural of omnis (“all”).
Try it on your idea.
omnibus has 7 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.
These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.
Explore the name generatorA word with a source.
Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.
Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.